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Saturday, March 14, 2026
Database Statistics
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Players: 13621 10616 24237
Tournaments: 2235 1804 4039
 
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Vaclav Fikar 59
Yuki Ishizaka 58
Marko Klok 58
Geert Van der Straeten 57
Axel Hager 57
Monica Montes 56
Jodi Beaugrand 56
Sandra Castro 54
Juan Serramalera 54
Ilona Sotkovska 54
Omar Moran 52
Vladia Vignato 51
Shaun Blackman 51
Dominic Goliath 50
Sophie Jung 49
Marcos Macau 47
Rui Yin 46
Zamord Vanessa 44
Fredrik Gustafson 44
Simon Stebia 43
Zoran Acic 43
Eli Masud 43
Zhaoyang Huang 43
Mathilde Eklou 42
Joanna Rogerson 42
Drago Teodorovic 42
Konstantinos Chatzidamian 41
Dan O'Brien 41
Evan Panesis 41
Stephanie Buck 41
Theresa Cole 40
Haitham Alshereiqi 40
Katarzyna Ciesielska 39
Lani Dibben 38
Mi-Hwa Yu 38
Jill Sawatzky 37
Clark Porter 37
Juste Neverauskaite 37
Leandro Gerber 35
Eva Zupan 35
Olivia Meza 35
Celia Molinos 32
Naty Molinos 32
Havva Uzun 31
Andy Benesh 31
Daria Golubitska 31
Marko Stevic 30
Viktoria Fink 30
Jiaqi Geng 29
Stylianos Tzioumakas 28
Milan Sievers 28
Doris Essel 28
Lea Gostincar 27
Alana Snow 27
Arttur Pennanen 25
Angela Tembe 24
Matthew Kemp 23
Alena Murrell 23
Damian Radowski 22
Josefine Meiser 21
Laity Nyabally 21
Sthita Jena 21
Salma Azarioh 19
Ella Grimes 18
Lucija Sos 17
 
Today In
Beach Volleyball History
In 2004
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Cearà Open.  It was the 26th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 21st win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 21st win for the team.
In 2004
Misty May and Kerri Walsh extend their match winning streak to 57 after beating Jia Tian and Fei Wang of China in the SemiFinals of the Brazil Open. With the victory, May and Walsh break the longest known streak of 56 matches by Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan.
In 2009
Ty Loomis and Casey Patterson won the   USAV IDQ #1.  It was the 1st win for Ty Loomis, the 1st win for Casey Patterson, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2009
Emily Capers and Claire D'Amore won the   USAV IDQ #1.  It was the 1st win for Emily Capers, the 1st win for Claire D'Amore, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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3/14/2026
China, Germany, Japan and Turkiye to be represented in Haikou Futures semis
As many as four teams from host nation China advanced to the semifinals of the Haikou Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and will be joined by two German pairs and duos from Japan and Turkiye in Sunday’s matches for the distribution of the places on the podiums. The semis and the medal matches on March 15 will be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel.

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Pairs from Thailand, Japan, USA, Romania and hosts Australia reach Coolangatta Futures semis
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Coolangatta Futures has reached its semifinal stage. As many as four teams – three men’s and one women’s – will represent host nation Australia in the battles for the podium spots. The other four semifinalists are from Japan, Romania and USA in the women’s tournament, and Thailand in the men’s competition. The semifinals and the finals will be played...

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Duda and Ana Patrícia win Clash of Titans in João Pessoa
Upset in pool play, Olympic champions Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos of Brazil and world champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia crossed paths in this week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite earlier than most expected, meeting in the tournament's Round of 16 on Friday.

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3/13/2026
Young Austrians cruise in João Pessoa Elite pool play
Austrian up-and-comers Tim Berger and Timo Hammarberg completed a flawless pool play campaign at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Friday and marched to the Round of 16 in their first tournament of the year. The Austrians were among the six pool winners that advanced to the Round of 16 in Brazil alongside the six pool runners-up and the two best third-placed teams.

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3/12/2026
Australia and New Zealand crown beach volleyball champions
The week before hosting the ongoing Futures event on the Beach Pro Tour, Coolangatta welcomed the second stop on the 2026 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour, dubbed the Mahindra Australian Beach Volleyball Championships. The two highest seeded teams in the men’s tournament lived up to their status and met one another in the final.

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Crabb and Benesh enjoy perfect first day as partners in Brazil
Americans Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh couldn't have hoped for a better start as partners, as the two earned a pair of victories at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite on Thursday. Playing together for the first time, the Americans are among the nine teams to end the first day of pool play matches in Brazil undefeated and are already guaranteed a spot...

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French Olympians undefeated after two days in João Pessoa
One of the eight women's teams to emerge from Wednesday's qualifier at this week's Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite, French Olympians Clémence Vieira and Aline Chamereau had another successful day in Brazil on Thursday, being one of just eight duos to continue undefeated at the Cabo Branco Beach.

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3/11/2026
Tomas Capogrosso: What It’s Like Competing With My Brother
When Tomas Capogrosso switched from indoor to beach volleyball six years ago, he never imagined that decision would one day lead to forming one of Argentina’s most promising pairs on the sand with his older brother Nicolas. Tomas, then a promising outside hitter, was one of the key players who had led Argentina to a bronze medal in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Under-19 World...

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AVP League Qualifiers to Stream Live on YouTube
Every match of the 2026 AVP League Qualification events will stream live on the AVP YouTube Channel, giving fans full access to the high-stakes tournaments that will determine the final teams entering the League. The AVP has partnered with Beach Volleyball Media and Bet the Beach to deliver these live-streams. Stay tuned for some entertaining surprises.

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Built for Where the Game Is Going
If you’re looking for the 2026 women’s team most likely to push the speed of the game forward, start here: Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft. This isn’t a comfort pairing. It’s a calculated one. Cheng was looking ahead — not backward. “I was looking at where the game is heading,” she said. “Athleticism, speed, jump setting, doing unique things… I was thinking, who could I do this with?

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American qualifiers upset Latvian world champions in João Pessoa
The first day of women's main draw matches at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite was marked by what could become one of the biggest upsets of the entire 2026 season. Playing their first match since their victory at the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship last November, Latvians Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova were taken down by American qualifiers...

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Adelmo and Mateus win thriller to make it to João Pessoa main draw
Brazilians Adelmo Folha and Mateus Dultra prevailed in the only three-setter of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite men's qualifier on Wednesday and will play in the main draw of the event. Besides them, another team from Brazil, two from the United States, and one from each of Argentina, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland claimed the eight remaining spots...

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3/10/2026
Secure your tickets for the Beach Volleyball party of the year in Stare Jablonki!
Tickets for this year’s CEV EuroBeachVolley in Stare Jablonki, Poland, are now on sale here! The legendary venue, where the 2013 edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships was held, once again will become the epicentre of Beach Volleyball when the continental showpiece event takes place there from August 12-16, 2026 on the picturesque beach by Lake Szelag Maly.

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Bhubaneswar Challenge medalists shoot up the World Rankings
After the first high-level beach volleyball tournament of 2026 – the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour – is over, it is time to resume our regular FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking reports. As the charts received their weekly update on Monday, all medalists of the event in India showed remarkable gains in their positions.

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Upcoming Tournaments
Dates Tour Tournament Gender Purse
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia M US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia W US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil M US$200,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil W US$200,000
Mar 12-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Haikou, China M US$5,000
Mar 12-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Haikou, China W US$5,000
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 24-27, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Rarotonga, Cook Islands M US$5,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 30-Apr 2, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Tahiti, Pirae Tahiti, French Polynesia M US$5,000
Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil M US$200,000
Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil W US$200,000



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